Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-27
A GAME FIGHT.
Jack Hopper Defeats Mike Gushing In
Twenty-Five Rounds.

twenty-five Rounds.
NEW YORK, April 26.-A prize fight
took place early this morning short dis
tance up the Hudson between Jack Hop
per, of this city, and Mike Gushing, OF
Elizabethport, n j., who was amateur
lightweight champion of New York and
New Jersey. The battle was for $3.50 a
side and an added purse of $40O, the win
ner to take all Hopper was declared the
winner at the end of the 25th round, when
he knocked Gushing out. Cushing is Il
years old, stands 3 feet inches in his
shoes, and weighs 125! pounds.
Hopper is % years old, stands
) feet GI inches and weighed 1870
pounds. Both men looked the picture of
health when they entered the ring. Frank
Stevenson acted as referee and two news
paper men as time keepers. The place
selected for the contest was a dancing
pavilion and the men fought by the light
of eight dimly burning kerosense lamps.
Time was called at 2:l5 q. M. They went
right to work, Hopper leading with blow
on Cushing's cheek and again landed one
on the body. Cushing planted his left
solidly on Hopper's ribs. The round
ended with honors about even. In the
second round Cushing had the best of it.,
landing on Hopper's face, stomach and
chest in quick succession, and getting away
without injury.
The third round was opened by Hopper
leading for Cushing's face. The blow fell
short and he received heavy facer for his
pains. A rush followed, during which
Cushing slipped and fell. The round ended
slightly in Hopper's favor.
The fourth round was mostly give and
take, Cushing keeping playing on Hopper S
ribs. while the latter made play tor Cush-
ing's head.
The fifth round was opened by Gushing
landing heavy blow on Hopper's fore
head, which he quickly followed with an.
other on the same spot. He then landed
two blows on Hopper's stomach, the latter
retaliating on Cushing's chest and received
a hot one on the mouth, making his teeth
rattle.
In the sixth round the fighting was hard
and fast. Cushing slipped on the moor
twice. but quickly regained his feet. While
rising from one OF these slips Hopper struek
him before he was fairly up. A foul was
claimed, but not allowed.
Rounds seven and eight were hard and
furious, both men delivering sledge-ham-
mer blows. Cushing got first blood. Hop
per got in several heavy blows On Cush-
inp's face and at the end Of the ninth round
Cushing's left eye was almost closed
Rounds ten to thirteen were repetition
of the previous three. Cushing made play
for the stomach, Hopper for the damaged
eye Of Gushing.
Fourteenth round opened by Cushlng
landing heavily on HOpPer's jaw with MS
left, following this by endeayoring to reach
Hopper's jugular. but fell short.
Rounds Is, 16 and II were devoted td
some hot exchanges and clinches. Cnsh
ing aimed desperate blow at Hopper, Dul
struck one of the spectators and alinos'
floored him.
Round 1s opened tamely. At the enc
of the round Hopper's nose was split, "nIIe
it was found that Cushing had broken tSe
small bones of his right wrist.
In rounds 10 and 20 little execution wa
done. Hopper slipped in the 2oth Tound
and on regaining his feet Cushing piantec
blow after blow both with the broken righ'
and with his lett hand on Hopper:
Rounds 81 and 22-Hopper had the Des'
of the fighting in these rounds;
1t was now plainly seen that Cushing
would be beaten, as both eyes were aimos'
closed.
Round %. - Cushing surprised nI
friends by rushing Hopper TO the ropes and
planting several upper cuts on ms eye
Hopper retaliated by several heavy blows
Round 25 and last--This was hereeiy
contested. Cushing tried to force the pace
and swinging his injured night, landed on
his opponents face with sueh force tnat ne
aeain broke it above the wrist, shattering
ali the bones in the wrist and showing
them through the skin. Hopper wa
urged to 20 in and finish his man, winch
he did by sending in his lea with terrific
force ON the point Of Cushing jaw, knock
ing him out
He was unable to respond 70 . call o.
time, AMI upper was declared the winner
| The ffbf lasted one hour and forty MN
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